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Yellowhead Pass National Historic Site of Canada

British Columbia / Alberta

The pass was used in brief time in mid 1820's to 1850's by The Hudson Bay Company

Yellowhead Pass Historic plaque

Fast Fact:
From 1859 to1863, many parties of ‘Overlanders’ used the pass while en-route to the Caribou goldfields of British Columbia.

The Canadian Northern Rail yard in Lucerne, B.C., circa 1917.

The railway was revived in the early 20th century

Historic Sites timeline

There is also the Yellowhead pass highway